Ascension Health System

Ascension is the world's largest Catholic health system and the largest non-profit health system in the US with facilities in 23 states and the District of Columbia. It is a faith-based collaboration of hospitals, medical practices, and innovators that shares best practices and the goal of creating healthier communities across the U.S. through community outreach and researching ways to cut healthcare costs. Ascension subsidiaries provide a variety of services and solutions including healthcare delivery, physician practice management, venture capital investing, treasury management, biomedical engineering, clinical care management, information services, risk management, and contracting through Ascension's own group purchasing organization.